The Persecuted Church - November 15, 2020

November 15 is the universal day of prayer for the persecuted church. In this message, I will be answering three questions:
Why does God allow Christians to be persecuted?
What can we do to help persecuted Christians?
How can we prepare for persecution?

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Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message:
Genesis 15:16​
Psalm 9:13​; 119:84-88, 157, 161
Jeremiah 17:18​; 20:11​
Matthew 5:10​-12, 44; 10:17​-39; 13:20​-21; 24:9-13
Mark 4:17​; 10:29​-30
Luke 6:22​; 21:12​
John 5:16​; 12:48​; 15:20​; 17:15​
Acts 4:21​-31; 5:41​; 8:1; 9:4-5; 11:19​; 12:1; 13:50​; 22:4-8; 26:11​-15
Romans 8:28​-39; 12:14​, 18; 13:1-5; 15:30​-32
1 Corinthians 4:12​; 10:13​; 15:9
2 Corinthians 4:1-18; 10:4; 12:9-10
Galatians 1:13​-24; 5:11​; 6:12​
Ephesians 6:10​-20
Philippians 1:29​; 3:4-6, 10-11
Colossians 1:9-10; 4:12​
1 Thessalonians 1:6; 3:4-8
2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, 11-12; 3:1-3
1 Timothy 1:13​
2 Timothy 3:10​-13
Hebrews 10:32​-39; 11:13​-16, 32-38; 13:18​-19
James 1:2-4
1 Peter 1:13​; 3:13​-17; 4:13​-18; 5:6-11
Revelation 2:10​; 14:11​-13

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